World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William F. Dager
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kulpsville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Historical Society of Montgomery County
CORPORAL WILLIAM F. DAGER ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS ON APRIL 14, 1943. HE TRAINED AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA; MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; MECHANICS SCHOOL AT KESSLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI AND FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL AT LAREDO, TEXAS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO WENDOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS AND IN APRIL OF 1944 HE WAS SENT TO CHATHAM FIELD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. ON JUNE 14, 1944, DAGER A TOP TURRET GUNNER WAS KILLED WHEN HIS B-24 CRASHED INTO GREEN KNOB MOUNTAIN NEAR ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS 19 YEARS OF AGE. HE IS BURIED IN CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHYARD IN TOWAMENCIN TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.